Competition Act Extended to Land
Competition Act Extended to Land From 6 April 2011 The Competition Act 1998 extended to cover agreements with regard to land. Such agreements were previously excluded. The Act seeks to prohibit agreements, etc. which prevent, restrict or distort competition. The change is important for owners and occupiers of land, because it has been common for ...
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Business Splitting and VAT Where a business has different facets and the ownership is legally separate, it is normally possible for the legal structure to be kept as two separate businesses. This can have advantages where one part of the business supplies goods or services to the final consumer (so that, in effect, the VAT ...
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Administration and TUPE rules The employee in this case was made redundant a few days before the company she had worked for went into administration. The administrators subsequently entered into a management contract with another entity under which part of the business was transferred to that entity. The employee brought a claim for unfair dismissal ...
Read MoreReferences should be true and accurate and fair
References should be true and accurate and fair After 12 years with his employer the claimant in a recent case against a City Council left to take up another post. Although two satisfactory references were provided from previous employers, one reference provided by the ex-employer in this case was challenged. The reference contained positive statements ...
Read MoreThe reason given for dismissal. Does it matter?
The reason given for dismissal. Does it matter? In this case the employee was a financial controller. One of his responsibilities was to monitor the company’s bank accounts. The company fell victim to a fraud in which approximately €1.7m were lost from one of its bank accounts over the course of a couple of months. ...
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